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Format: 1 online resource (230 p.)

ISBN: 9780674059214

Content: An impressive and magisterial work from the top contributors in the world on choice-demand theory.

Note: Frontmatter -- , Contents -- , Preface -- , I. Foundations -- , 1 Historical Background -- , 2 Mathematical Background -- , II. Rationalizability on General Domains -- , 3 Definitions of Rationalizability -- , 4 Characterizations -- , III. Rationalizability on Specific Domains -- , 5 Domain Closedness Properties -- , 6 Cardinality-Complete Domains -- , IV. Alternative Notions of Rationalizability -- , 7 Non-deteriorating Choice -- , 8 External Norms and Rational Choice -- , V. Topics in Social Choice Theory -- , 9 Collective Choice Rules -- , 10 Decisiveness and Infinite Populations -- , References -- , Index , In English.

Language: English

DOI: 10.4159/9780674059214

URL: https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780674059214

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Format: 1 online resource (230 pages)

ISBN: 9780674059214

Content: Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- I. Foundations -- 1. Historical Background -- 1.1 Suzumura Consistency -- 1.2 Rational Choice as Purposive Behavior -- 1.3 Samuelson's Weak Axiom -- 1.4 Houthakker's Axiom -- 1.5 General Choice Functions -- 1.6 Rational Choice: An Outlook -- 1.7 Reference-Dependent Choice -- 1.8 External Norms -- 1.9 Welfare Economics and Social Choice Theory -- 1.10 Beyond Finite-Population Social Choice -- 2. Mathematical Background -- 2.1 Binary Relations -- 2.2 Greatest and Maximal Elements -- 2.3 Extensions of Relations -- 2.4 Filters and Ultrafilters -- II. Rationalizability on General Domains -- 3. Definitions of Rationalizability -- 3.1 Preliminaries -- 3.2 Greatest-Element Rationalizability -- 3.3 Maximal-Element Rationalizability -- 3.4 A Synthesis -- 4. Characterizations -- 4.1 A Preliminary Result -- 4.2 Three Special Cases -- 4.3 A Unifed Approach -- 4.4 Summary -- III. Rationalizability on Specific Domains -- 5. Domain Closedness Properties -- 5.1 Additional Choice Coherence Axioms -- 5.2 Logical Relationships -- 5.3 Closedness under Intersection -- 5.4 Closedness under Union -- 6. Cardinality-Complete Domains -- 6.1 Base Domains -- 6.2 Logical Relationships on Base Domains -- 6.3 Characterizations on Base Domains -- 6.4 Base Domains and Closedness under Union -- IV. Alternative Notions of Rationalizability -- 7. Non-deteriorating Choice -- 7.1 Individual Non-deteriorating Choice -- 7.2 Characterization of ND-Rationalizability -- 7.3 The Multi-agent Case -- 7.4 Characterizing Efficient and Non-deteriorating Choice -- 8. External Norms and Rational Choice -- 8.1 Internal Coherence of Choice -- 8.2 Norm-Conditional Choice -- 8.3 Norm-Conditional Rationalizability -- 8.4 Characterization Results -- V. Topics in Social Choice Theory -- 9. Collective Choice Rules -- 9.1 Weakening Social Coherence Properties.

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Additional Edition: ISBN 9780674052994

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Language: English

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